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96.9 GW of Solar and 21.7 GW of Wind Capacity affected by curtailment in September 2026

October 16, 2026
JMK Research
Blogs, Energy Storage, Market trends, Sector issues, Utility Scale RE

96.9 GW of Solar and 21.7 GW of Wind Capacity affected by curtailment in September 2026 In September 2026, 378.52 MUs of variable renewable energy were curtailed, equivalent to 1.28% of total renewable energy generation, highlighting ongoing grid integration challenges. A total of 118.6 GW* of renewable energy capacity was affected by curtailment during the month, comprising 96.9 GW of solar and 21.7 GW of wind capacity. Key reasons for RE curtailment include demand-generation mismatches, transmission constraints, limited storage and…

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India Added 35.2 GW of Solar and 4.69 GW of Wind Capacity in the First Nine Months of 2026

October 9, 2026
JMK Research
Blogs, Market trends, Sector Outlook

India Added 35.2 GW of Solar and 4.69 GW of Wind Capacity in the First Nine Months of 2026 India achieved a record milestone in renewable energy installations, adding nearly 35.2 GW of new solar capacity and 4.69 GW of wind capacity during the first nine months of 2026 (January-September). Solar capacity increased by about 19.5%, while wind installations declined by around 5.5% compared to the same period last year. In terms of cumulative installations, according to the data released…

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Driving Into Double Digits: India’s EV Penetration Reaches 12% in H1 FY2027

October 7, 2026
JMK Research
Blogs, Electric Vehicles, EV Market Intelligence, Market trends

Driving Into Double Digits: India’s EV Penetration Reaches 12% in H1 FY2027 Market overview India recorded 17.89 lakh EV sales in H1 FY2027 (April–September 2026), a 59.3% increase over H1 FY2026. In just six months, sales reached nearly 71% of FY2026’s annual total of 25.25 lakh units. Overall EV penetration rose to 12% from 8% in FY2026, marking a 4-percentage-point gain, the strongest increase across the periods covered since FY2022. Figure 1: EV Sales and Penetration in India, FY2022–H1 FY2027…

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India Sets Emission Reduction Targets for Its Iron & Steel Entities

July 13, 2026
JMK Research
Blogs, Industrial Decarbonization, Market trends, Sector Outlook

India Sets Emission Reduction Targets for Its Iron & Steel Entities The Central Government is adding the Iron & Steel sector to the Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules and setting time-bound emission reduction targets for 255 Iron & Steel manufacturing facilities across India. With this addition, the emission reduction rules now cover nine industrial sectors in India: Cement, Chlor-alkali, Iron & Steel, Aluminium, Textile, Petrochemicals, and others. Table: Salient features of Draft Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target (Amendment) Rules,…

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